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1. • • muzzle noun [ C ] uk / ˈmʌz. ə l / us / ˈmʌz. ə l / muzzle noun [C] (ANIMAL) Add to word list the mouth and nose of an animal, especially a dog: The dog is white with a black muzzle and ears. He rubbed the muzzle of a horse when it nosed up to him.
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   What does the term 'muzzle' mean?

   • The term 'muzzle' comes from Middle English 'mosel' and Old French 'musel', 'museau', 'muzeau' (modern French 'museau') and Late Latin 'mūsellum'. It refers to the mouth or the end for entrance or discharge of a gun, pistol etc., through which the bullet emerges. This is in contrast to the breech.

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   What does muzzle mean?

   • Those who want to muzzle everyone else are likely nothing less than pseudovirtuous. Man is brow-beaten, leashed, muzzled, masked, and lashed by boards and councils, by leagues and societies, by church and state. (transitive, obsolete) To veil, mask, muffle. (transitive, obsolete) To fondle with the closed mouth; to nuzzle.

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   What is a dog muzzle?

   • The muzzle of an animal such as a dog is its nose and mouth. The mongrel presented his muzzle for scratching. A muzzle is an object that is put over a dog's nose and mouth so that it cannot bite people or make a noise. ...dogs like pit bulls which have to wear a muzzle. If you muzzle a dog or other animal, you put a muzzle over its nose and mouth.

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   When was muzzle first used?

   • The earliest known use of the noun muzzle is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for muzzle is from around 1385, in the writing of Geoffrey Chaucer, poet and administrator. muzzle is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French musel.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMUZZLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   MUZZLE definition: 1. the mouth and nose of an animal, especially a dog: 2. a covering put over an animal's nose and…. Learn more.

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     MUZZLE meaning: 1. the mouth and nose of an animal,...

   • Znaczenie Muzzle, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     MUZZLE definicja: 1. the mouth and nose of an animal,...

   • Muzzle: Thai Translation

     muzzle translate: ส่วนที่ยื่นจากศีรษะสัตว์ที่ได้แก่ ขากรรไกร...

   • Muzzle: French Translation

     muzzle translate: museau, muselière, bouche, museler. Learn...

   • Muzzle: Russian Translation

     MUZZLE translate: морда, намордник , дуло, жерло , надевать...

   • Muzzle Spanish Translation

     MUZZLE translate: hocico, boca, poner el bozal a, amordazar,...

   • Muzzle: German Translation

     MUZZLE translate: die Schnauze, der Maulkorb, die Mündung,...

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   Noun. muzzle ( pl. muzzles) The protruding part of many animal's head which includes nose, mouth and jaws; snout. The mouth or the end for entrance or discharge of a gun, pistol etc., that the bullet emerges from as opposed to the breech.

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   1. the mouth, or end for discharge, of the barrel of a gun, pistol, etc. 2. the projecting part of the head of an animal, including jaws, mouth, and nose. 3. a device, usually an arrangement of straps or wires, placed over an animal's mouth to prevent the animal from biting, eating, etc. transitive verb.

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   Sep 1, 2024 · Noun. [edit] muzzle (plural muzzles) The protruding part of an animal's head which includes the nose, mouth and jaws. Synonym: snout. (slang, derogatory, by extension) A person's mouth. A device used to prevent an animal from biting or eating, which is worn on its snout.

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   What does the noun muzzle mean? There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun muzzle , five of which are labelled obsolete, and one of which is considered offensive. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   The meaning of MUZZLE is the projecting jaws and nose of an animal : snout. How to use muzzle in a sentence.